Saudi athletes ahead of the opening ceremony. (X/@Saudiolympic)
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Crowds build on the banks of the River Seine for the opening ceremony. (AP)
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Crowds build on the banks of the River Seine for the opening ceremony. (Reuters)
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Crowds build on the banks of the River Seine for the opening ceremony. (AP)
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Members of the Brazilian delegation pose in their boat on the river Seine ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024. (AFP)
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France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) and his wife Brigitte Macron (R) greet Monaco's Prince Albert II (2-L) and his wife Princess Charlene of Monaco (2-R) on arrival ahead of a reception for heads of state and governments ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (AFP)
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Images from the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony in the French capital. (AFP)
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Images from the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony in the French capital. (AFP)
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Images from the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony in the French capital. (AFP)
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Images from the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony in the French capital. (AFP)
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Smoke clouds in the tricolors of the France flag are seen at Pont d’Austerlitz during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics — Opening Ceremony on Jul. 26, 2024.. (Reuters)
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Athletes of Saudi Arabia aboard a boat in the floating parade on the river Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics — Opening Ceremony — on Jul. 26, 2024. (Reuters)
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An aerial view of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, as delegations boats navigate on the Seine past the Ile de la Cite Island and Saint-Louis Island during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on Jul. 26, 2024. (Reuters)
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Lady Gaga performs during the opening ceremony of Paris 2024 Olympics — Opening Ceremony on Jul. 26, 2024. (Reuters)
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Spectators wave French national flags while waiting at the Seine river front in Paris, France, for the start of opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Jul. 26, 2024. (AP)
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Spectators are seen looking on from stands on a bridge as the floating parade passes by along the river Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics - Opening Ceremony - on Jul. 26, 2024. (AFP)
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Comoros’ athlete Hadji Hassane (C) poses on the Iena Bridge during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on Jul. 26, 2024, as the Eiffel Tower is seen in the background. (AFP)
